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Speakers at this year’s PLANSPONSOR National Conference included the retirement leaders at Morningstar, BlackRock and John Hancock.

New research from Spectrem Group highlights a perplexing fact about financial altruism: Those with less saved are likelier to want to use their wealth to help others.  

Borrowing to fund pension deficits provides plan sponsors with a way to replace variable and potentially volatile debt obligation with a known, certain amount of debt at a...

Financial services consumers expect providers to offer more than a few pieces of client support technology—they want full utilization of technology tools and ongoing reinvestment in the latest...

Advisers are finding new ways to help clients cope with the powerful sense of panic that can quickly set in when broad equity market indexes start to fall. 

A Willis Towers Watson survey found less than 10% of plan participants that have the option currently make Roth 401(k) contributions.

While there is still a lot of room for improvement in the U.S. retirement planning system, one DC industry executive suggests the “blueprint for success” has been drawn...

There is more focus on fiduciary decisions about retirement plan fees due to increasing litigation.

There are certain actions DB and DC plan sponsors can take in response to market swings, but there's no need to panic.

About half of participants cash out of IRAs their small balances are rolled into, and by not rolling these assets into new plans, they are losing the benefit...

Advisers can help 403(b) retirement plan sponsors with plan design and fiduciary best practices, according to Brad Holterhaus with Principal.

If a client at age 65 is hesitant to work with an adviser who is much younger than they are, what’s going to happen in 10 years? Or...

There are several different approaches they can take.

Conventional wisdom says that as confidence falls, thirst for advice climbs. 

Candidates should focus on averting elderly poverty, health issues of the elderly and eliminating ageism, among other things, says Ken Dychtwald, CEO of Age Wave.

Small-business’ equity is rarely as liquid, or even as valuable, as its owner expects, especially when one needs to cash it out quickly. 

Many wealthy families avoid discussing money and inheritance, a survey finds.

An analytical approach to financial wellness is helpful for some retirement plan participants, but “it’s often emotion that puts retirement money in motion.”

Parents are worried about their independence as they age; kids are worried about their aging parents’ quality of life; parents are worried about their kids’ health and finances;...

From managing stress to improving resiliency, companies are finding new ways to assist with their employees’ financial challenges.